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First Sentier expands Northern Trust mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... with Northern Trust's global operating platform, the mandate supports a "consistent, scalable and resilient" servicing framework. It will also align with First Sentier's broader operating model objectives and local regulatory requirements, Northern Trust ...

The SILC Group brings US wholesale fund Down Under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
... outside Australia. The fund has been established with The SILC Group as trustee and licensee, providing the regulatory framework, governance oversight and Australian financial services license (AFSL) infrastructure required to operate the fund. Fenix ...

Former Berndale director jailed for $700k in misused funds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... Justice Abraham said offences of this kind damaged confidence in Australia's financial markets and corporate regulatory framework. "Victims of these types of crimes are not confined to those who directly suffered through loss of their funds, but extend ...

ASIC consults to improve flexibility around pre-IPO comms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... rather than advertising or other publicity. ASIC's changes aim to modernise and simplify the pre-lodgement advertising framework for IPOs. It hopes to bring the rules in line with comparable international jurisdictions and allow offerors to communicate ...

Treasury opens consult on TPB sanctions framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
Treasury is seeking feedback on draft regulations and a draft determination to support a stronger sanctions framework for the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB). The draft regulations would require the TPB to publish information about sanctions on the public ...

Advice complaints see biggest increase in FY26: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
Despite only accounting for less than 10% of the total complaints lodged, investment and advice complaints have seen the steepest increase in FY26, data from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) shows. AFCA received a record 119,949 ...

FSC calls for tougher oversight of advice licensees

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... paper on the future of advice licensing, the FSC stopped short of recommending structural changes to Australia's AFSL framework, instead proposing 19 reforms aimed at strengthening supervision, improving regulatory intelligence and enabling earlier intervention ...

Special Feature: Beyond safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
Bigger funds demand bigger capabilities. As Australia's super sector moves towards the trillion-dollar era, custodians are stepping out of the shadows and into a more strategic role, with data stewardship, private markets expertise and AI capability ...

Advisers lean on AQF7 to meet education standards: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
A new report indicates that Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) 7 qualifications are the most common forms of qualification among financial advisers, held by 85% of the population. Taking into account the new professional standards reforms, which ...

STOXX broadens global equity suite

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... the family comprises more than 1300 indices spanning global, regional and single-country exposures. STOXX said the new framework was developed to support portfolio construction and benchmarking through a transparent, scalable methodology, while complimenting ...